A new Miss USA has been crowned – but there’s still drama among former title holders. Miss Michigan Alma Cooper, a 22-year-old US Army officer, was awarded the crown on Sunday at the Miss USA pageant’s 73rd annual ceremony, following months of controversy within the organization. In May, Noelia Voight, 24, stepped down from the Miss USA position, seven months into the title, citing mental health challenges.
Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, and social media manager Claudia Michelle resigned shortly after. Sources told The Post that the women had been bullied and harassed by Miss USA leadership. But, last week, Miss Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz, 28, who took over as Miss USA for nearly three months after Voight resigned, dismissed such allegations.
“Now that I have been Miss USA for almost three months I can now say that it’s all false. The organization is amazing. Laylah Rose, the president, has been nothing but kind to me.
I’ve just enjoyed every single second,” Gankiewicz said in an interview with Fox News Thursday . Gankiewicz, received backlash, including bullying and hateful comments on social media, for taking the crown on May 10, amid the historic resignations. She previously defended the Miss USA organization in a July 28 interview.
“Their president and the CEO Laylah Rose have been nothing but kind and generous to me ...
it does break my heart to see that [Rose] was bullied. I think it’s actually the other way around. I heard both sides of the st.